Picture Them Dead
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“Well, you two oughta know,” River said. “Them, too,” he added as Marydale and Winston stepped up on the back porch so everyone could see for the official cake cutting. They thanked everyone for coming, Marydale cried, Winston stammered, the dogs yipped, and everyone clapped and hooted and lifted glasses of champagne to toast the newlyweds.
I reached up to touch the pendant Jack had given me and ran my fingers over the embossed tree that represented life, growth, and family. Things were changing. Marydale and Winston were married now. Esme was back to her old self, still bossing me around, but with good humor again. She’d closed on the house and would be moving out soon. I’d miss her, but she’d be only a half a block away, and she was right, it was time. She and Denny were past the last obstacle keeping them apart, and Jack and I were finding our way in our newly defined relationship. Who knew what life would bring in the months and years to come, but after the ugliness of the past weeks, there was plenty to celebrate. As I looked out over the crowd of well-wishers, a feeling of deep contentment came over me. I wasn’t thunderstruck, but I was most definitely awestruck. I touched my champagne glass to Jack’s. “To new beginnings,” I whispered.
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